Jouët 600 Fin keel

Sailboat specifications

The Jouët 600 is a 19’8” (6m) cruising sailboat designed by Jean Berret (France). She was built between 1979 and 1983 by Yachting France (France) with 82 hulls completed. The Fin keel version adopts a classical fin configuration, the easiest option to provide a low center of gravity.

The Jouët 600 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Keel and centerboard version (see all the versions compared).

Jouët 600's main features

Model: Jouët 600
Version: Fin keel
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Yachting France
Sailboat designer: Jean Berret
Sailboat range: Jouët
Country: France
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built: 82
First built hull: 1979
Last built hull: 1983
Appendages: Keel : fin without bulb
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single transom hung rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: Yes
Former French navigation category: 3
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Jouët 600's main dimensions

Hull length: 19’ 8”6 m
Waterline length: 16’ 8”5.1 m
Beam (width): 7’ 10”2.37 m
Draft: 3’ 4”1 m
Mast height from D_WL: 30’ 4”9.25 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 2315 lb1050 kg
Ballast weight: 661 lb300 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron

Jouët 600's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 235 ft²21.8 m²
Downwind sail area: 400 ft²37.12 m²
Mainsail area: 109 ft²10.12 m²
Genoa area: 126 ft²11.68 m²
Jib area: 93 ft²8.64 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 291 ft²27 m²
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 23’ 7”7.2 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 8’ 6”2.6 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 7/8
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: 0 °
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire continuous

Jouët 600's performances

HN (French rating) iHN or "Handicap Nationale" is an empirical rating system used in France allowing various monohulls, of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. It is particularly suitable for cruiser and cruiser-racer. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.: 5.0
Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 227 ft²/T21.1 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 387 ft²/T35.93 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 224
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 29 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 5.48 knots